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Book review: Victor Teo. 2019. Japan’s Arduous Rejuvenation as a Global Power: Democratic Resilience and the US–China Challenge 书评:Victor Teo. 2019。日本作为全球大国的艰难复兴:民主韧性与中美挑战

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-09 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039153

Alice Dell’Era

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Book review: Chung Min Lee. 2019. The Hermit King: The Dangerous Game of Kim Jong Un 书评：李钟民。2019.隐逸之王：金正恩的危险游戏

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-09 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039139

P. Ganeshpandian

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Book review: South Asia Conundrum: The Great Power Gambit 书评:《南亚难题:大国策略》

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-09 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039144

Gunjan Singh

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Indonesia’s Foreign and Maritime Policies Under Joko Widodo: Domestic and External Determinants 佐科·维多多领导下的印尼外交和海洋政策:国内和外部决定因素

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-09 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039639

Leonard C. Sebastian, Jonathan Chen

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Indonesia’s China and US Approach: Crafting Policies Out of Standard Operating Procedures 印尼的中美模式：在标准操作程序之外制定政策

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211041662

Tiola

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Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum: From Hedging to Underbalancing 印尼的全球海上支点:从对冲到失衡

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-09-22 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211041661

Edna Caroline

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Balancing with Jokowi’s Characteristics: A Neoclassical Realism Approach to Indonesia’s Foreign and Security Policies in the South China Sea 平衡佐科威的特点:印尼南海外交与安全政策的新古典现实主义视角

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-09-22 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211041455

M. Arif

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Continuity in Indonesia’s Strategy in the South China Sea Under Joko Widodo 佐科·维多多执政下印尼南海战略的连续性

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-09-22 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039310

Angguntari C. Sari

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Explaining Indonesia’s Under-balancing: The Case of the Modernisation of the Air Force and the Navy 解释印尼的不平衡：以空军和海军现代化为例

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039645

Iis Gindarsah, Adhi Priamarizki

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Joko Widodo’s Fleeting Maritime Ambitions: An Actor-Specific Analysis of Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum 佐科·维多多短暂的海事野心:对印尼全球海事支点的具体行为分析

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Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Pub Date : 2021-09-08 DOI: 10.1177/23477970211039306

I. G. B. D. Agastia

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